Exquisite glass ornaments
Subtitle: the nineteenth-century Murano glass revival in the de Boos-Smith collection
By: edited by Rosa Barovier Mentasti
Contributors: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti
Publisher: Marsilio
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Venice
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9788831706506
Subjects: Art collections; Exhibitions; Glass art; History; Private collections; Colored Glass
Work titles: Galanterie di vetro. English
Description: The vast and variegated de Boos-Smith Collection offers a comprehensive and fascinating panorama of 19th-century Murano glass production, from filigree to millefiore, from avventurine to chalcedony, that will also appeal to a non-expert audience.
Notes: Published also in Italian under the title: Galanterie di vetro.

Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, Venice, Italy, March 17-May 20, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121).